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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
2
An independent daily newspaper notes no Sunday edition and credits readers and staff in a brief item. It mentions content from Sanat and ATCT Cie publications, reflecting a non-muzzled press stance and varied news sources.
The Standard urges the government to extend resolve across the Pacific to Vialivartok and support Russia. It argues the Pacific is submarine free and that America should bolster Russia with troops to deter the Kaiser, warning against small forces and possible chaos if Russia fails.
Hudson Maxim, on the American Defense Society advisory board, warns the war is going against the nation and imagines grave threats. He calls for broader treason definitions and cites a hypothetical German use of a deadly invisible poison gas, presenting a dire wartime scenario.
Reports indicate a gas spill suspected to be a carbonic oxide mixture creeping across ground while a ship disaster in the harbor prompts urgent medical care. Maxim urges action as U boat attacks sink merchant ships and threaten Allied supply lines, warning President should rally public resolve to defend the nation.
The piece argues a government action to stabilize prices after a coal price cap. It contends miners claim wage gains would rise with restricted prices, notes widespread inflation in essentials, and supports a production cost based fair profit margin. It asserts the policy protects consumers from profiteering without harming producers.
A fragment says Ike LaFollette must warn Americans about dangers from Germany and the possibility of doom if the nation remains ignorant. Secretary Lam addressed a reader’s disbelief and urged urgent understanding of the threat to the republic.
The North Ogden ward and Pleasant View wards plan a mass excursion tomorrow to Ogden canyon. About 200 people will ride a special electric train directly to the Hermitage, avoiding transfers at Seventeenth Street. Activities include afternoon diversions and an evening dance, with the event framed by wartime currents and public sentiment.
The Salt Lake & Ogden railroad carried four hundred LGM employes from Salt Lake City to Ogden today at 3:20 PM on a special train for a day trip to the Hermitage. They return at 10:30 PM. The outing, long a codified institution of the C M F M, includes sports, baseball, boat races and a dance in the open air hall at the Hermitage with an entire morning free for preparation.
County schools are installing steam heating systems in Wilton, Pleds jant View, and Hooper to replace hot air furnaces. Work is underway and expected to finish by mid September so schools can open in October. Steam heating promises uniform temperatures, reduced janitor burden, and better ventilation with jacketed stoves and water-moistened air.
A suspicious package found at the Ogden State Bank triggered a tense recovery in Orden as police and a hotel journalist helped secure the item. The device proved to be a battery pack for an alarm system, with no immediate danger. the incident led to brief evacuations and a citywide alarm before authorities deemed it safe.
The text lists color names and shades such as brown in Havana bronze Russian tan beike fawn champagne putty yellow in gold orange tangerine pink in flesh Sharon rose old rose American Beauty violet in lavender orchid amethyst purple grey in silver pearl suede and mole. It ends with the fragment 8c Abe . Gade dtc.
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